The top 5 small and fast-growing larval foodplants to attract butterflies to your garden in Southern Africa. These plants feed the caterpillars, which will then turn into beautiful butterflies!

#Butterflies #ButterflyGardening #Metamorphosis #Larva #gardeningforwildlife

What should I plant!? | Feeding caterpillars

Instagram:   / butterflying_with_james  

0:00 intro to larval foodplants
0:43 Asystasia gangetica (creeping foxglove)
1:39 Gomphocarpus physocarpus (balloon cottonbush)
2:15 Ehrharta erecta grass
2:44 Brillantaisia cicatricosa (Giant Salvia)
3:17 Phaulopsis imbricata
3:41 Nectar species & conclusion

Photography: Richard & James Wakefield